Fredericksburg is a city in Gillespie County Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 20,814. It is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, who came to Texas in 1837. He was a Texas Ranger, an Indian fighter, a merchant and a soldier in the Mexican-American War, Texas Houston is the largest city in Texas and the fourth-largest in the United States, while San Antonio is the second largest in the state and seventh largest in the United States. Dallas–Fort Worth and Greater Houston are the fourth and sixth largest United States metropolitan areas, respectively. Other major cities include El Paso and Austin—the, United States ^ b. English is the de facto language of American government and the sole language spoken at home by 80% of Americans age five and older. Spanish is the second most commonly spoken language. The population was 8,911 at the 2000 census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include agriculture, business, and traffic. In, and 10,432 in the 2005 census estimate. It is the county seat A county seat is a term for an administrative center for a county or civil parish, primarily used in the United States. In the Northeast United States, the statutory term often is shire town, but colloquially county seat is the term in use there. Parts of the Canadian Maritimes also use the term shire town. In England, Wales and Ireland, the term of Gillespie County Gillespie County is a county located on the Edwards Plateau in the U.S. state of Texas. In 2000, its population was 20,814. It is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. Gillespie is named for Robert Addison Gillespie, who came to Texas in 1837. He was a Texas Ranger, an Indian fighter, a merchant and a soldier in the Mexican-American War.[3]

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History

19th century

Fredericksburg (German: Friedrichsburg) was founded in 1846 by Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach John O. Meusebach , born Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, was at first a Prussian bureaucrat, later an American farmer and politician who served in the Texas State Senate, new Commissioner General of the "Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas", also known as the "Noblemen's Society" (in German: Mainzer Mainz is a city in Germany and the capital of the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. It was a politically important seat of the Prince-elector of Mainz (see: Archbishopric of Mainz) under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of Adelsverein Adelsverein, the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas, organized on April 20, 1842, was a colonial attempt to establish a new Germany within the borders of Texas), and named in honor of Prince Frederick of Prussia Prussia (German: Preußen ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Latvian: Prūsija; Lithuanian: Prūsija; Polish: Prusy; Old Prussian: Prūsa) was a historic state originating out of the Duchy of Prussia and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. For centuries this state had substantial influence on German and European history. The last capital of the state of, nephew of Prussia's King Frederick William III Frederick William III (3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was king of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel (1797–1806 and again 1813–1840), and highest ranking member of the Mainzer Adelsverein. Old-time German residents often referred to Fredericksburg as Fritztown, a nickname that is still used in some businesses.

Bust of Baron von Meusebach in Fredericksburg Town Square

Baron von Meusebach renounced his noble title and became known in Texas as John O. Meusebach John O. Meusebach , born Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, was at first a Prussian bureaucrat, later an American farmer and politician who served in the Texas State Senate. Settled largely by liberal, educated Germans A region named Germania, inhabited by several Germanic peoples, has been known and documented before AD 100. Beginning in the 10th century, German territories formed a central part of the Holy Roman Empire, which lasted until 1806. During the 16th century, northern Germany became the centre of the Protestant Reformation. As a modern nation-state, fleeing the failed Revolution of 1848 The 1848 Revolutions were a series of loosely coordinated protests and rebellions in the German Confederation which sought to challenge the status quo. The revolutions, which stressed pan-Germanism, emphasised popular discontent with the traditional, largely autocratic political structure of the thirty-nine independent states of the Confederation, Gillespie County voted against secession Secession is the act of withdrawing from an organization, union, or especially a political entity. Threats of secession also can be a strategy for achieving more limited goals prior to the American Civil War Union blockade – Eastern – Western – Lower Seaboard – Trans-Mississippi – Pacific Coast. Fredericksburg is also the home of the architect, Chester Nagel.

The town is also notable as the home of Texas German Texas German is a dialect of the German language that is spoken by descendants of German immigrants who settled in the Texas Hill Country region in the mid-19th century. These immigrants founded the towns of New Braunfels, Fredericksburg, Boerne, Schulenburg, Weimar, and Comfort. Most German Texans continued to speak German in their homes and, a German German (Deutsch, [ˈdɔʏtʃ] ) is a West Germanic language, thus related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. It is one of the world's major languages and the most widely spoken first language in the European Union. Globally, German is spoken by approximately 120 million native speakers and also by about 80 million non-native speakers dialect spoken by the first generations of settlers who initially refused to learn English English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into South-East Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, and of. The German settlers of Fredericksburg acted independently of the region.

Meusebach's John O. Meusebach , born Baron Otfried Hans von Meusebach, was at first a Prussian bureaucrat, later an American farmer and politician who served in the Texas State Senate group brokered the 1847 Meusebach–Comanche Treaty that has been honored for over a century and a half, making it one of the very few treaties with Native American tribes that was never broken.[4]

Fredericksburg was an important part of the Pro-Union Texas resistance during the Civil War Union blockade – Eastern – Western – Lower Seaboard – Trans-Mississippi – Pacific Coast, facing ostracization from their neighbors who remained loyal to Texas. Its concentration of German-American settlers means that it shares many cultural characteristics with New Braunfels New Braunfels (pronounced /ˌnjuː ˈbrɔːnfəlz/ ) is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U.S. state of Texas that is a principal city of the San Antonio–New Braunfels metropolitan area. Braunfels means "brown rock" in German; the city is named for Braunfels, in Germany. The city's population was 36,494 as of the 2000, another German Texan English. Some speak Texas German and/or Spanish language town.

20th century

Nimitz Museum

Fredericksburg was the birthplace of Admiral Admiral is the rank, or part of the name of the ranks, of the highest naval officers. It is usually considered a full admiral and above Vice Admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet/Fleet Admiral. It is usually abbreviated to "Adm" or "ADM". Where relevant, Admiral has a NATO code of OF-9, and is a 4 star rank Chester Nimitz Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, GCB, USN was a five-star admiral in the United States Navy. He held the dual command of Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet ("CinCPac" pronounced "sink-pack"), for U.S. naval forces and Commander in Chief, Pacific Ocean Areas (CinCPOA), for U.S. and Allied air, land, and sea, Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Forces in World War II Albania · Australia · Austria · Azerbaijan · Belarus · Belgium · Brazil · Bulgaria · Burma · Cambodia · Canada · Ceylon (Sri Lanka) · Channel Islands · China · Czechoslovakia · Denmark · Dutch East Indies · Egypt · Estonia · Finland · France · Germany · Gibraltar · Greece · Greenland · Hong Kong · Hungary · Iceland ·. The hotel owned by Nimitz's grandfather has been converted into a museum, named the National Museum of the Pacific War The National Museum of the Pacific War is located in Fredericksburg, Texas, the boyhood home of Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz. Fleet Admiral Nimitz served as CinCPAC, Commander in Chief, United States Pacific Fleet during World War II. The National Museum of the Pacific War is proud to be the only site in the continental United States dedicated honoring the men and women who served with Nimitz in the war. After the war, the Japanese government gave a Zen Zen is a school of Mahāyāna Buddhism. The Japanese word Zen is derived from the Chinese word Chán, which in turn is derived from the Sanskrit word dhyāna, which means "meditation" or "meditative state." garden to the museum as a tribute to the Nimitz family.

The nearby much larger George Bush George Herbert Walker Bush was the 41st President of the United States (1989–1993). He was also Ronald Reagan's Vice President (1981–1989), a congressman, an ambassador, and Director of Central Intelligence Gallery, which opened in 1999, is home to an I.J.N. The Imperial Japanese Navy (Kyūjitai: 大日本帝國海軍 Shinjitai: 大日本帝国海軍 Dai-Nippon Teikoku Kaigun (help·info) or 日本海軍 Nippon Kaigun), literally Navy of the Empire of Greater Japan was the navy of the Empire of Japan from 1869 until 1947, when it was dissolved following Japan's constitutional renunciation of the use Ko-hyoteki class midget submarine The Ko-hyoteki class was a class of Japanese midget submarines used during World War II. They had hull numbers but no names. For simplicity, they are most often referred to by the hull number of the mother submarine. Thus, the midget carried by イ -16 was known as I-16's boat, or "I-16tou." The midget submarine hull number began with and an American B-25 The North American B-25 Mitchell was an American twin-engined medium bomber manufactured by North American Aviation. It was used by many Allied air forces, in every theater of World War II, as well as many other air forces after the war ended, and saw service across four decades. The land for the Bush Gallery was bought from H-E-B Grocery H.E. Butt Grocery Company is a privately held San Antonio, Texas-based supermarket chain with more than 315 stores throughout Texas and northern Mexico. The company also operates Central Market, an upscale organic and fine foods retailer. Money for the gallery was privately raised in the 1990s through the efforts of finance chairman Lee Bass and a board that included baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The goal is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot square, or diamond. Players on one team take turns hitting against the pitcher of the other team (the fielding team), which tries star Nolan Ryan Lynn Nolan Ryan, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball pitcher and current president of the Texas Rangers and Ernest Angelo, a former mayor In many countries, a mayor is the highest ranking officer in a municipal government of local town or large urban city of Midland Midland is a city in and the county seat of Midland County, Texas, United States, on the Southern Plains of the state's western area. A small portion of the city extends into Martin County. As of 2008, the population of Midland was 106,561. It is the principal city of the Midland, Texas Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Midland. Admission tickets cover both museums.

Bush later reflected that "terrifying experiences" of war helped him to become a man: "I have often wondered why me, why was I spared when others died."[5]

The 33rd U.S. Marine Corps Commandant, General Michael W. Hagee General Michael W. Hagee was the 33rd Commandant of the United States Marine Corps (2003–2006), succeeding James L. Jones on January 13, 2003. He stepped down as Commandant two months before the end of his four-year term, and was succeeded by General James T. Conway on November 13, 2006. On that date, Hagee had his retirement ceremony just prior, graduated from Fredericksburg High School. General Hagee graduated with distinction from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1968 with a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. He also holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School and a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College. He is a graduate of the Command and Staff College and the U.S. Naval War College.

A fountain in the downtown plaza across from the Fredericksburg library honors civic leader Victor H. Sagebiel (1917–1977).

The first Texan officer killed in World War I World War I was a military conflict that lasted from 1914 to 1918 and involved most of the world's great powers, assembled in two opposing alliances: the Allies and the Central Powers. More than 70 million military personnel, including 60 million Europeans, were mobilized in one of the largest wars in history. More than 15 million people were was Louis John Jordan (1890–1918), a second lieutenant from Fredericksburg who was posthumously in 1924 awarded the Croix de Guerre The croix de guerre is a military decoration of both France and Belgium, where it is also known as the Oorlogskruis (Dutch). It was first created in 1915 in both countries and consists of a square-cross medal on two crossed swords, hanging from a ribbon with various degree pins. The decoration was awarded during World War I, again in World War II,. Private A Private is a soldier of the lowest military rank . The term derives from the medieval term "private soldiers" (a term still used in the United Kingdom), denoting soldiers who were either hired, conscripted, or feudalized into service by a nobleman forming an army. The usage of "Private" dates from the 18th century, when the Sammy J. Vollmar (died June 1, 1967) was the first soldier from Gillespie County killed in the Vietnam War The Vietnam War [A 2] was a Cold War military conflict that occurred in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from November 1, 1955 [A 1], to April 30, 1975 when Saigon fell. This war followed the First Indochina War and was fought between the communist North Vietnam, supported by its communist allies, and the government of South Vietnam, supported by the.

Geography

Fredericksburg is located at 30°16′27″N 98°52′19″W / 30.274058°N 98.871822°W (30.274058, -98.871822).[6] This is about 63 miles (101 km) north of San Antonio San Antonio is the second-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventh-largest city in the United States with a population of 1.3 million. The city is the seat of Bexar County. Located in the American Southwest and the northern part of South Texas, San Antonio is the center of Tejano culture and Texas tourism.[citation needed] The city is and 67 miles (108 km) west of Austin Austin is the capital of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 15th-largest in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in the nation from 2000 to 2006. According to the 2008 U.S. Census.

According to the United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data. As part of the United States Department of Commerce, the Census Bureau serves as a leading source of data about America's people and economy, the city has a total area of 6.6 square miles (17.2 km2), all of it land.

Northern Gillespie County is home to one of the state's best-known geographical landmarks, Enchanted Rock Enchanted Rock is an enormous pink granite pluton rock formation located in the Llano Uplift approximately 15 miles (24 km) north of Fredericksburg, Texas, USA and 15 miles (24 km) south of Llano, Texas. Enchanted Rock State Natural Area, which includes Enchanted Rock and surrounding land, spans the border between Gillespie County and Llano County,. The Rock is a huge, pink granite exfoliation dome A granite dome is a dome of granite, formed by exfoliation, that rises 425 feet (130 m) above ground, 1,825 feet (556 m) above sea level, and covers 640 acres (2.6 km2). It is one of the largest batholiths (underground rock formation uncovered by erosion) in the United States.

Balanced Rock [7] [8] was a famous local landmark that perched atop Bear Mountain in the Crabapple Community [9] The natural wonder stone pillar, about the size of a small elephant, precariously balanced on its small tip. Unfortunately it fell prey some decades ago to vandals who dynamited it off its base.

Demographics

Fredericksburg city limits sign

As of the census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses include agriculture, business, and traffic. In[1] of 2000, there were 8,911 people, 3,784 households, and 2,433 families residing in the city. The population density Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans. It is a key geographic term was 1,342.1 people per square mile (518.2/km2). There were 4,183 housing units at an average density of 630.0/sq mi (243.2/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 93.08% White Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin (ethnicity), 0.27% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.09% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.00% of the population. English is spoken by 72.73% of the population, Spanish by 14.77%, and Texas German by 12.48%.[10]

There were 3,784 households out of which 23.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.2% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.7% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 19.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.24 and the average family size was 2.82.

In the city the population was spread out with 20.3% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 20.8% from 25 to 44, 22.6% from 45 to 64, and 30.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 81.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.2 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,276, and the median income for a family was $43,670. Males had a median income of $25,878 versus $22,171 for females. The per capita income for the city was $18,788. About 7.5% of families and 11.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Old Gillespie County Courthouse in Fredericksburg

The city of Fredericksburg is run under the Council-Manager form of government. As per the Home Rule Charter [9] the governing body of Fredericksbug consists of a Mayor and four council members. Both the mayor and the council are elected by the city at large.[11]

Education

The city of Fredericksburg is served by the Fredericksburg Independent School District. The school's teams are called the "Battlin' Billies", with the mascot being a male angora goat. The "Billie" mascot originated because of the abundance of billy goats raised in this farming community, and because the image of a charging billy goat is well adapted to the game of football.

For higher education, Fredericksburg is home to Texas Tech University at Fredericksburg.

It also has some private schools, such as:

Fredericksburg has a municipally-operated library adjacent to the Gillespie County Courthouse.

Friends of Gillespie County Country Schools [16] are former students and members of the community, interested in preserving the traditions of the schools, the community clubs, and the history of Gillespie County for future generations.

Tourism

Pioneer Village Museum in Fredericksburg occupied a new headquarters building in 2008. The Der Lindenbaum reflects the German heritage of Fredericksburg. Main Street (Hauptstrasse) One of the older buildings just off Main Street.

The city has become a weekend destination for people in Central Texas, specifically those from Austin and San Antonio, who come for the bed and breakfasts, abundant hunting, fishing, antique stores, museums, the German influence in the form of bakeries, restaurants, stores, and peaches. Fredericksburg and the surrounding area are home to over 300 bed and breakfast accommodations. The nearby Wildseed Farms is also a popular destination for gardening enthusiasts. The Main Street located in the Historic District is the prime shopping district which attracts many out of town visitors.

Fredericksburg has a large open air Pioneer Museum [17] which underwent renovation in 2008. There is also the smaller Vereins-Kirche Museum, which accents German culture and local history, including Fredericksburg businesses as gasoline stations and Radio KNAF. "Vereins-Kirche" in German means "Society Church". This was hence the first public building constructed in 1847 by the original Fredericksburg settlers. The building models a style known as "Carolingian octagon," similar to the cathedral of Charlemagne at Aachen, Germany. Originally all denominations met at Vereins-Kirche".[18] The bell at Vereins-Kirche came from Brenham, Germany.

A big tourist draw that combines history and German tradition has been Fredericksburg's annual Easter Fires pageant [19] traditionally held the Saturday before Easter. It commemorates the signing of the 1847 Meusebach–Comanche Treaty when legend has it that Comanches celebrated the signing of the treaty by lighting huge fires on the hills. Settler mothers calmed their children by relating the traditional German story of Easter fires, and telling children the bunnies were boiling water to make eggs for Easter morning. The pageant was suspended in recent years due to logistics, but a group of citizens is trying to revive it.

Just east of Fredericksburg is the restored U.S. Army post, Fort Martin Scott, occupied from 1848-1853 to subdue the Indians.

Fredericksburg is also home to a unique form of residential architecture called "Sunday Houses, which were built by the early German settlers as weekend homes. Because a large majority of the county population lived in outlying areas, the settlers would use these homes while in town for the weekend; often to patronize local merchants and attend church services. The form of these houses often consisted of several rooms downstairs, with an upstairs sleeping loft that was accessed by an outside staircase.

Fredericksburg is home to an award-winning brewpub and is also located near the center of the wine industry in central Texas. The designated American Viticultural Areas of Fredericksburg in the Texas Hill Country AVA and the much larger Texas Hill Country AVA both include Fredericksburg inside their boundaries. Fredericksburg is a common starting point or destination for tourists visiting wineries in the Texas Hill Country.

Airport

Gillespie County Airport [20] (FAA locator T82) is located on State Highway 16 South, about 2 miles (3.2 km) from downtown Fredericksburg, and features a 5,002 ft long runway [21] and a hotel and diner.

Newspaper

The local newspaper is called the Fredericksburg Standard-Radio Post. Once two separate newspapers, the Fredericksburg Standard and Fredericksburg Radio Post, the Radio Post was bought by the Standard in October 1984 when the publication ceased publication because of the loss of advertising revenues.

Fredericksburg in culture

Fredericksburg in religion

St. Mary's Catholic Church Front view of Zion Lutheran Church Front view of Holy Ghost Lutheran Church

Fredericksburg has particularly large Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches, befitting the German immigrants who arrived prior to the Civil War.

Zion Lutheran Church, founded by six families in 1852, is the oldest Lutheran Church in the Hill Country and one of the oldest in the state as well. By January 13, 1853, there were twelve founders who signed its articles of organization. The cornerstones for the church were set on March 6, 1854, and the first sanctuary was constructed of native limestone. Members of the young congregation provided most of the building materials as well as the labor. In 1884, improvements were made to the building. On June 12, 1908, an enlarged sanctuary was dedicated. Additions to the original 1853 structure included the bell tower and a new chancel. The cruciform and the baptistry were designed by Adolph Wehmeyer. The church contains a Thorwaldsen statue of Jesus Christ, which dominates the chancel, having also been unveiled in 1908. In 1953, under pastor G.W. Sager, an annex for Sunday school and a fellowship hall were constructed adjacent to the sanctuary. The church was most recently renovated in 1960, with the adding of air conditioning, lowering and enlarging the balcony, the installation of new pews, the replacement of the stained glass windows, and the rebuilding and enlargement of the pipe organ. In 1963, the church installed three bronze bells to call people to worship, having replaced the previous single cast iron bell.[22]

The nave windows of Zion Lutheran Church have special meanings:

There are also churches of other Christian denominations in and about Fredericksburg.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ . National Association of Counties. . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  4. ^ Meredith, Howard L. A Short History of the Native Americans in the United States. Malabar, FL: Krieger Publishing Company, 2001: 31. ISBN 1-57524-139-0
  5. ^ Museum exhibit, Pacific Gallery, Fredericksburg, Texas
  6. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  7. ^ Playle's online auctions, Balanced Rock postcard [1]
  8. ^ Mountain Zone, Balanced Rock Pillar [2]
  9. ^ Tex Files, Tourin Texas, Crabapple Community [3]
  10. ^ Data Center Results
  11. ^ City Officials
  12. ^ Charlotte Mason: Ambleside Schools of Fredericksburg
  13. ^ [4]
  14. ^ Heritage School - A Classical Approach
  15. ^ stmarys1846
  16. ^ Historic Schools, The Friends of Gillespie Country Schools [5]
  17. ^ Pioneer Museum [6]
  18. ^ ""Vereins-Kirche" from The Handbook of Texas". tshaonline.org. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/VV/ccv1.html. Retrieved July 7, 2009.
  19. ^ Texas Less Traveled, Easter Fires [7]
  20. ^ AirNav Gillespie Co Airport [8]
  21. ^ AirNav: T82 - Gillespie County Airport
  22. ^ Brochure, Zion Lutheran Church, 426 West Main St.l, Fredericksburg, Texas 78624
  23. ^ Brochure on church symbols, Zion Lutheran Church, Fredericksburg, Texas

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Thespians aren't footloose - California Chronicle
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Which is the best vineyard near Fredericksburg, Texas to visit?
Q. My boyfriend and I are going to be in Fredericksburg, TX for a few days soon. There are quite a few vineyards in the area and we would like to visit one. Any recommendations?
Asked by Ataris27 - Thu Mar 8 00:09:37 2007 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. check out this one.. also here is a great list of all the ones in the area
Answered by Big Jay 7 - Thu Mar 8 07:34:02 2007

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